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Australian Crypto Exchange Digital Surge Set to Come Back Online After Stakeholders Sign Recovery Plan
The exchange is expected to resume trading next week, a source said.

Web3 Gaming Platform Ajuna Raises $5M in New Private Financing
The startup will use the new capital and its previous $2 million raised in seed round, to fund its expansion.

Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Is Being Investigated by New York Regulator
The scope of the crypto-related investigation is not yet clear.

Kraken Agreed to Shutter US Crypto-Staking Operations to Settle SEC Charges: Source
The SEC is meeting in a closed-door session on Thursday.

Binance Is Organizing a Consortium to Try to Rebuild Trust in Crypto: Source
Several companies have already signed up to join, including other crypto exchanges and blockchain analytics firms, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Crypto Wallet Security Layer Webacy Raises $4M
Investors included entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and Mozilla Ventures.

Bankrupt Lender Genesis and Parent DCG Reach Initial Agreement With Main Creditors: Source
The term sheet includes "an equitization of the 10-year promissory note that DCG gave Genesis in return for the 3AC claims," a person familiar with the situation said.

Crypto Exchange Binance to Suspend US Dollar Bank Transfers This Week
USD bank transfers comprise only a tiny bit of monthly active users, the exchange said.

Crypto VC Firm Pantera Co-CIO Joey Krug Departs
A new executive committee will absorb Krug’s duties, according to a letter to limited partners.

Crypto Winter Led to 91% Plunge in VC and Other Investments for January
A CoinDesk analysis shows crypto startups only raised $548 million last month. The FTX failure’s full impact on industry fundraising likely remains to be seen.
